Books with author Miranda

NEW EDITION FOR CHRISTMAS, December 2017NEW CHAPTERS, MORE TIPSThe book aims to familiarize you with different aspects of the orchid plant before getting started. The aim of this endeavor is to help beginners realize that growing orchids is like having a pet. If you pay attention to them they will repay you with lovely blooms. If you wish to grow this spectacular plant in your garden, but thought that it was too difficult, then this book will help you to get started.Even if you have failed to bloom orchids in the past, there are several tips and techniques to help you keep your orchids blooming, no matter your environment or experience, budget and location. The book demystifies the growing process and reveals professional secrets for blooming, repotting and pests. Perfect for beginners as well as orchid experts looking for new tricks, you will discover which orchids are the easiest to grow, and then learn the steps you need to take to keep your orchid alive, healthy and blooming.

Seventeen-year-old Alina Chase has spent her entire life imprisoned on a secluded island―not for a crime she committed in this lifetime, but one done by her past self. Her very soul is like a fingerprint, carried from one life to the next―and Alina is sick of being guilty.Aided by three teens with their own ulterior motives, Alina manages to escape. Although she's not sure she can trust any of them, she soon finds herself drawn to Cameron, the most enigmatic and alluring of the trio. But when she uncovers clues from her past life, secrets begin to unravel and Alina must figure out whether she's more than the soul she inherited, or if she's fated to repeat history.This stunning "new world" romance from acclaimed author Megan Miranda will leave readers wondering how far they would go to escape the past.

Celeste is not your ordinary teenage girl. She’s part of a hidden world. Something is after her kind.Only she can stop it. Celeste is new to the hidden world of the Tuatha and Sidhe, a people only thought to exist in Celtic mythology. With her adoptive family and boyfriend Rylan by her side, she travels to Ireland to meet her fellow Tuatha. Her happy orientation is shattered with a brutal murder and ensuing chaos in the Sidhe world. Rifts form with her loved ones as she copes with her rapidly increasing powers and shifting position. In the midst of the upheaval, Celeste and her friends must discover who seeks to destroy the Tuatha and open the seam between the human and Sidhe world with deadly consequences.

In her powerful poetic debut, Miranda Kulig explores and questions the darkest and brightest parts of being human through the metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly. Told in four groundbreaking chapters, Breaking into Butterflies resonates with readers through imaginative, insightful, and inspirational bursts of prose about losing, searching, breaking, and finding yourself.Because whether we are aware of it or not, we are all caterpillars struggling to find our place in this world. And if we can find the courage to make it through the molting and brave the dark chrysalis, then we will soon discover what it feels like to have wings and fly.

From a cupcake disaster of epic proportions during the Heroes and Heroines Festival to a "glowing" performance at the talent show, the kids at Auradon Prep struggle to fit in while still finding a way to stand out. Screen grabs from the episodes, and lots of trivia on the sidebars of this Freeze Frame, make this spellbinding book a must for any Descendants fan! Includes the Neon Lights Ball!

https://www.facebook.com/TheFifthSunBook The Aztec Emperor, Toltec, has lost his three sons in a horrific battle against their enemies. Without an heir, his Empire will be lost. Against all odds, the Sun God decrees that Toltec’s wife will bear a new heir who will become the most-revered emperor the Aztec nation has ever seen. The Empress instead, gives birth to twin boys; one of them, according to the Book of Destinies, will become a courageous warrior; the second, born under an unfavorable sign, is fearfully banished from the kingdom. Yet, as their stories unfold, the reader soon discovers that destiny has an unexpected path of it's own.

In the masterful follow-up to the runaway hit All the Missing Girls--a "fiendishly plotted thriller" (Publishers Weekly)--a journalist sets out to find a missing friend, a friend who may never have existed at all. Confronted by a restraining order and the threat of a lawsuit, failed journalist Leah Stevens needs to get out of Boston when she runs into an old friend, Emmy Grey, who has just left a troubled relationship. Emmy proposes they move to rural Pennsylvania, where Leah can get a teaching position and both women can start again. But their new start is threatened when a woman with an eerie resemblance to Leah is assaulted by the lake, and Emmy disappears days later. Determined to find Emmy, Leah cooperates with Kyle Donovan, a handsome young police officer on the case. As they investigate her friend's life for clues, Leah begins to wonder: did she ever really know Emmy at all? With no friends, family, or a digital footprint, the police begin to suspect that there is no Emmy Grey. Soon Leah's credibility is at stake, and she is forced to revisit her past: the article that ruined her career. To save herself, Leah must uncover the truth about Emmy Grey--and along the way, confront her old demons, find out who she can really trust, and clear her own name. Everyone in this rural Pennsylvanian town has something to hide--including Leah herself. How do you uncover the truth when you are busy hiding your own?

There's a cat in the stacks... ...and he makes the purr-fect partner for a librarian-turned-sleuth. Everyone in Athena, Mississippi, knows librarian Charlie Harris-and his Maine coon cat named Diesel that he walks on a leash. They also know his former classmate-turned-famous bestselling novelist, Godfrey Priest. But someone in Athena took Godfrey off the bestseller lists- permanently, and with extreme prejudice. Now, Charlie and Diesel must browse through the history section of the town's past to find a killer.

Nobody really believes in a curse. Until you know the people who disappear. Too much coincidence, you look for reason. Too much death, you grasp for something to blame. Carson pulled Delaney out and he died on the side of the road with her mouth pressed to his. Her air in his body. Troy. She told the cops it was suicide. Didn't matter. The lake released her and grabbed another. But when Decker's father dies in a pool of spilled water on their kitchen floor, all Decker can feel is a slow burning rage. Because he knows that Delaney knew that his dad was going to die. She knew and backed out of his house and never said a word. Falcon Lake still has a hold on them both, and Decker can't forgive Delaney until he knows why.

Mallory killed her boyfriend, Brian. She can't remember the details of that night but everyone knows it was self-defense, so she isn't charged. But Mallory still feels Brian's presence in her life. Is it all in her head? Or is it something more? In desperate need of a fresh start, Mallory is sent to Monroe, a fancy prep school where no one knows her . . . or anything about her past.But the feeling follows her, as do her secrets. Then, one of her new classmates turns up dead. As suspicion falls on Mallory, she must find a way to remember the details of both deadly nights so she can prove her innocence-to herself and others. In another riveting tale of life and death, Megan Miranda's masterful storytelling brings readers along for a ride to the edge of sanity and back again.